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Foreign Office with Michael Weiss

By Free Russia Foundation and New Lines Magazine

Foreign Office is a weekly interview podcast hosted by Michael Weiss, from New Lines Magazine and Free Russia Foundation, dedicated to those ever-relevant subjects of Russian intelligence operations and active measures. Featured guests include prominent historians and scholars, journalists, diplomats, and ex-spies.
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Foreign Office #22. Will Russia Invade Ukraine (Again)?

Foreign Office with Michael WeissApr 12, 2021

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 Foreign Office #71. Kinzinger on 1/6, Ukraine and the GOP

Foreign Office #71. Kinzinger on 1/6, Ukraine and the GOP

The former Illinois Representative talks war — both abroad and at home.

Mar 13, 202354:43
Foreign Office #70. Prigozhin and Wagner and Trolls—Oh My

Foreign Office #70. Prigozhin and Wagner and Trolls—Oh My

Renee DiResta of the Stanford Internet Observatory on the latest attempts to retcon Russia’s election interference

Feb 21, 202301:00:12
Foreign Office #69. The View from Kyiv

Foreign Office #69. The View from Kyiv

Yahoo contributor James Rushton and 'The Killer in the Kremlin' John Sweeney on covering the war from Ukraine and what to expect next.

Feb 15, 202359:60
Foreign Office #68. Will Ukraine Get F-16s?

Foreign Office #68. Will Ukraine Get F-16s?

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jahara Matisek explains the debate around sending Western jets to Kyiv.

Feb 06, 202342:18
Foreign Office #67. Why Russia's War Is In Even Worse Shape Than It Looks

Foreign Office #67. Why Russia's War Is In Even Worse Shape Than It Looks

Eliot Cohen, Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, explains why he's optimistic Ukraine will win.

Jan 30, 202336:30
Foreign Office #66. “Putin’s Folly”

Foreign Office #66. “Putin’s Folly”

Author Owen Mathews on his latest book Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine

Jan 23, 202301:05:50
Foreign Office #65. On Ukraine's Military Adaptability

Foreign Office #65. On Ukraine's Military Adaptability

Gen. Mick Ryan explains how Ukraine has handled Western weapons platforms, and why it's wisely gone back to a war of "corrosion" against Russian forces.

Aug 08, 202240:44
Foreign Office #64. The Kyvian Reshuffle

Foreign Office #64. The Kyvian Reshuffle

What’s behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s sacking of his SBU chief and Prosecutor General? Ukrainian journalist Viktor Kovalenko explains.

Aug 01, 202231:46
Foreign Office #63. The Fellas of NAFO

Foreign Office #63. The Fellas of NAFO

 How a dog avatar became a meme that chased a Russian ambassador off Twitter (for a while).

Jul 26, 202234:39
Foreign Office #62. On Coups and Illegals

Foreign Office #62. On Coups and Illegals

Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropolous discusses the capture of a GRU illegal trying to infiltrate the ICC -- and whether or not former National Security Adviser John Bolton could really plan a "coup."

Jul 21, 202258:46
Foreign Office #61. The Battle of Donbas

Foreign Office #61. The Battle of Donbas

War reporter Danny Gold on his time at Ukraine’s eastern front

Jul 02, 202248:55
Foreign Office #60. What is Wrong With Germany?

Foreign Office #60. What is Wrong With Germany?

Benjamin Tallis explains the Sholz government's wobbliness on Ukraine and why old habits die hard in Berlin.

May 26, 202257:30
Foreign Office #59. How Mapmaking Explains Conflicts

Foreign Office #59. How Mapmaking Explains Conflicts

Nathan Ruser combined open source intelligence and cartography to offer a more precise and explanatory visual of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 16, 202254:05
Foreign Office #58. What Ukraine Has -- And What It Still Needs

Foreign Office #58. What Ukraine Has -- And What It Still Needs

James Rushton, an independent national security analyst, on the Western weapons systems sent to help Ukraine defend the Donbas.

May 10, 202237:49
Foreign Office #57. The Russian Dissident in Jail

Foreign Office #57. The Russian Dissident in Jail

Evgenia Kara-Murza talks about her husband Vladimir's latest arrest in Moscow.

Apr 13, 202225:25
Foreign Office #56. How Military Analysts Got Russia's War So Wrong

Foreign Office #56. How Military Analysts Got Russia's War So Wrong

Phillips O'Brien, a professor a strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews, on why so many overestimated Russia's military capability.

Apr 04, 202248:19
Foreign Office #55. On Ukraine's Non-Neutrality

Foreign Office #55. On Ukraine's Non-Neutrality

Olexander Scherba, Ukraine's former ambassador to Vienna, on why his country will never be like Austria.

Mar 16, 202232:10
Foreign Office #54. Putin’s Purge

Foreign Office #54. Putin’s Purge

Russian journalists Andrei Soldatov on how the FSB’s Fifth Service is taking the blame for failure in Ukraine.

Mar 13, 202232:22
Foreign Office #53. On Defending Kyiv

Foreign Office #53. On Defending Kyiv

Pavlo Kalyuk, the community organizer for Podil, explains why he isn't leaving Ukraine's besieged capital.

Mar 07, 202227:34
Foreign Office #52. Our Man in Kyiv

Foreign Office #52. Our Man in Kyiv

British journalist John Sweeney reports from Ukraine's besieged capital.

Mar 02, 202225:20
Foreign Office #51. The view from Ukraine

Foreign Office #51. The view from Ukraine

Agnieszka Legucka recently returned from Eastern Ukraine, offers her perspective of what happens next.

Feb 23, 202237:25
Foreign Office #50. Information war as a prelude to real war

Foreign Office #50. Information war as a prelude to real war

Peter Pomerantsev and Vladislav Davidson discuss the messaging about an intending Russian invasion of Ukraine. 


Feb 23, 202256:26
Foreign Office #49. Russia Prepares the Battlespace in Ukraine

Foreign Office #49. Russia Prepares the Battlespace in Ukraine

Hybrid War Expert Liubov Tsybulska on how Russia’s “imminent” invasion is already underway.

Feb 07, 202245:24
Foreign Office #48. A Likely Attack

Foreign Office #48. A Likely Attack

Robert Lee, a Russian military analyst, says Putin's buildup at Ukraine's borders means only one thing: an invasion is coming.

Jan 24, 202244:45
Foreign Office #47. The Crisis in Kazakhstan

Foreign Office #47. The Crisis in Kazakhstan

Human rights lawyer Steve Swerdlow and scholar Diana Kudaibergenova on the recent turmoil in the Central Asian republic.

Jan 10, 202245:47
Foreign Office #46. Putin’s Expendables

Foreign Office #46. Putin’s Expendables

Journalists Holger Roonemaa and Mattias Carlsson discuss their joint investigation with @foreignoffpod into the notorious Russian mercenary corps.

Dec 30, 202144:57
Foreign Office #45. The Case Against Assange

Foreign Office #45. The Case Against Assange

National security attorney Mark Zaid explains the US government’s indictments of the Wikileaks founder, history of the Espionage Act, and why this case is unique.

Dec 20, 202149:07
Foreign Office #44. The State of Iraq

Foreign Office #44. The State of Iraq

Newlines Institute senior analyst Rasha Al Qeedi dissects the results of the last election and how the country has changed since America's invasion.

Oct 31, 202145:25
Foreign Office #43. Once Bitten, Twice Bold

Foreign Office #43. Once Bitten, Twice Bold

Ambassador Daniels Fried on why the US keeps making the same mistakes with Russia.

Oct 28, 202158:58
Foreign Office #42. How the Kremlin Manipulates the Anti-Money Laundering System

Foreign Office #42. How the Kremlin Manipulates the Anti-Money Laundering System

Attorney Jonathan Reich explains how financial safeguards against criminality are being used to target Russian dissidents and exiles from Putin's regime.

Oct 18, 202101:00:07
Foreign Office #41. Why the American Right Loves Orban

Foreign Office #41. Why the American Right Loves Orban

Hungarian writer Peter Kreko explains how a Central European country of ten million became the lodestar for a new breed of North American conservative.

Oct 01, 202144:45
Foreign Office #40. Our Own Worst Enemy

Foreign Office #40. Our Own Worst Enemy

Atlantic contributor and USA Today columnist Tom Nichols discusses America's political and cultural dysfunction, and why there may not be a cure.

Aug 31, 202150:31
Foreign Office #39. The Geopolitics of the New Afghanistan

Foreign Office #39. The Geopolitics of the New Afghanistan

A scholar and expert on Afghanistan Kamran Bokhari explains how various countries will respond to the Taliban takeover, and what to do about ISIS-K.

Aug 30, 202129:27
Foreign Office #38. ISIS-K and the Taliban: It's Complicated

Foreign Office #38. ISIS-K and the Taliban: It's Complicated

Former US Army intelligence officer Michael Pregent on the terrorist threat from Afghanistan in the wake of two horrific suicide bombings.

Aug 28, 202140:54
Foreign Office #37. Crisis and Credibility

Foreign Office #37. Crisis and Credibility

Mike Nelson, a U.S. war veteran and visiting fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University, discusses the pullout from Afghanistan. And America's place in the world.

Aug 20, 202131:26
Foreign Office #36. America's Abandoned Allies

Foreign Office #36. America's Abandoned Allies

Journalist and author Wesley Morgan explains how Afghans integral to the U.S. war effort have been left to a grim fate in a Taliban-run country.

Aug 18, 202135:20
Foreign Office #35. Afghanistan, Before and After the Americans

Foreign Office #35. Afghanistan, Before and After the Americans

Afghanistan scholar and professor at the US Naval Postgraduate School Thomas Johnson explains how America bungled its longest war.

Aug 17, 202151:03
Foreign Office #34. Why Vladimir Milov Is Optimistic

Foreign Office #34. Why Vladimir Milov Is Optimistic

Russia's former deputy energy minister discusses the political situation in Russia, and why Putin isn't as strong as he looks.

Aug 13, 202146:28
Foreign Office #33. Tales from Odessa

Foreign Office #33. Tales from Odessa

Author Vladislav Davidzon on a decade of writing about (and for) Ukraine.

Aug 11, 202131:14
Foreign Office #32. The Biden-Russia Conundrum

Foreign Office #32. The Biden-Russia Conundrum

Veteran Russia expert James Sherr discusses the recent policy pivot on Nord Stream 2, and what the West doesn't understand when dealing with Moscow.

Aug 04, 202141:12
Foreign Office #31. Sorge's Way

Foreign Office #31. Sorge's Way

Historian and biographer Owen Mathews on how Soviet master spy Richard Sorge infiltrated the Third Reich.

Jul 21, 202148:43
Foreign Office #30. The Silent Weapon

Foreign Office #30. The Silent Weapon

Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos on being a victim of directed energy attacks, U.S. Russian relations, and his new book.

Jun 21, 202136:53
Foreign Office #29. The View from Vilnius

Foreign Office #29. The View from Vilnius

Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicious discusses Belarus's hijacking of a commercial plane, and what the West needs to do about Minsk (and Moscow).

May 26, 202130:48
Foreign Office #28. A KGB Kidnapping

Foreign Office #28. A KGB Kidnapping

Andrei Sannikov, a former Belarusian presidential candidate, explains Alexander Lukashenko's crazy plot to arrest a journalist by hijacking a RyanAir plane.

May 24, 202127:43
Foreign Office #27. Microwaves and Bounties

Foreign Office #27. Microwaves and Bounties

National security reporter Tom Rogan on why the CIA isn't giving up on the GRU 'bounties' claim, and on alleged directed energy attacks against Americans.

May 19, 202139:16
Foreign Office #26. Explosions and Expulsions

Foreign Office #26. Explosions and Expulsions

Czech analyst Jakub Janda on how Russian state terrorism on NATO soil has upended Prague's relationship with Moscow.

May 05, 202135:04
Foreign Office #25. A 21st Century SMERSH

Foreign Office #25. A 21st Century SMERSH

Bellingcat's Christo Grozev on what the latest disclosures out of Bulgaria and Czechia tell us about GRU Unit 29155.

May 04, 202125:47
Foreign Office #24. The Professor and “Ivan”

Foreign Office #24. The Professor and “Ivan”

Nerma Jelacic, director of External Relations and Communications at Commission for International Justice and Accountability, explains how her NGO unmasked a Russian-back disinformation network on Syria — by pretending to be a Russian spy.

Apr 26, 202144:24
Foreign Office #23. Of “Kostya” and Collusion

Foreign Office #23. Of “Kostya” and Collusion

RFE/RL’s Mike Eckel explains how the latest US sanctions on Russia advance what Mueller alleged about the Trump campaign’s ties to Moscow.

Apr 19, 202138:45
Foreign Office #22. Will Russia Invade Ukraine (Again)?

Foreign Office #22. Will Russia Invade Ukraine (Again)?

USIP Russia Director Don Jensen weighs the possible reason for Russia’s military buildup.

Apr 12, 202140:15